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VNQVanguardINDEX

Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund

$92.39-0.84% vs prior close
8710152-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 31, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

The advisor attempts to track the index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets-either directly or indirectly through a wholly owned subsidiary, which is itself a registered investment company-in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

VNQ price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateVNQ close
Sep 28, 2026$90.59
Sep 29, 2026$90.53
Sep 30, 2026$89.63
Oct 1, 2026$89.17
Oct 2, 2026$89.50
Oct 5, 2026$89.15
Oct 6, 2026$89.93
Oct 7, 2026$88.69
Oct 8, 2026$89.35
Oct 9, 2026$90.65
Oct 12, 2026$91.36
Oct 13, 2026$91.14
Oct 14, 2026$90.35
Oct 15, 2026$91.44
Oct 16, 2026$91.76
Oct 19, 2026$90.71
Oct 20, 2026$92.28
Oct 21, 2026$91.49
Oct 22, 2026$92.65
Oct 23, 2026$92.69
Oct 26, 2026$93.17
Oct 27, 2026$92.39

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +4.4% so far this year. At 0.12% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLRE has a reported fee of 0.09%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$36.5Bassets under management
0.12%expense ratio · $12 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
4.6Mavg daily volume, 30 days
158holdings · US-domiciled
2004listed September 23, 2004 · beta 0.28
The book at a glance
WELL-5.8%PLD+0.1%EQIX+3.3%AMT-2.4%SPG-0.2%DLR+2.6%O-0.6%PSA+1.8%VMRK-0.4%VTR-4.7%CCI+0.5%CBRE-1.0%IRM+2.0%EXR+0.8%VICI-1.3%SBAC-0.9%ESS-0.2%HST+0.6%KIM+0.2%INVH-1.2%SUI-4.1%WPC-1.4%WY-1.0%JLL-0.2%MAA-0.7%OHI-1.9%LAMRDOC-1.8%REG+0.8%ELS-2.6%EGP-1.2%GLPIUDRAMHCUBEBXPREXR

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1WELLWELLTOWER9.16%$226.72-5.8%
2PLDPROLOGIS6.89%$126.47+0.1%
3EQIXEQUINIX5.68%$999.38+3.3%
4AMTAMERICAN TOWER4.34%$183.83-2.4%
5SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP3.70%$212.28-0.2%
6DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST3.69%$179.01+2.6%
7OREALTY INCOME2.86%$56.82-0.6%
8PSAPUBLIC STORAGE2.70%$312.47+1.8%
9VMRKVivmark Residential2.47%$62.55-0.4%
10VTRVENTAS2.35%$83.34-4.7%
11CCICROWN CASTLE1.65%$87.87+0.5%
12CBRECBRE GROUP2.14%$121.65-1.0%
13IRMIRON MOUNTAIN1.88%$115.34+2.0%
14EXREXTRA SPACE STORAGE1.58%$144.55+0.8%
15VICIVICI PROPERTIES1.43%$23.70-1.3%

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Sector weights

  • Real Estate99.22%
  • Finance83.08%
  • Mutual fund13.85%
  • Other13.49%
  • Technology Services3.08%
  • Communication Services0.76%
  • Cash0.72%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Real Estate99.22%
Finance83.08%
Mutual fund13.85%
Other13.49%
Technology Services3.08%
Communication Services0.76%
Cash0.72%

Country weights

  • United States99.98%
  • Other13.46%
  • United Kingdom0.15%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States99.98%
Other13.46%
United Kingdom0.15%
Performance
1 week+1.0%
1 month+1.5%
3 months-8.1%
6 months-3.1%
YTD+4.4%
1 year-0.3%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
$0Jul+$660.6MSep+$53.2MOct$0Jul+$660.6MSep+$53.2MOct$0Jul+$660.6MSep+$53.2MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Jul$0
Sep$660.6M
Oct$53.2M
The risk read
15%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-8.5%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 14.6% of the book; the top ten carry 56%. Spread across 139+ names, it behaves like roughly 21 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
262calls · latest snapshot
390puts · latest snapshot
1.49put/call ratio
3.9Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
EQIX EQUINIX$10M$18M
CSGP COSTAR GROUP$2M$3M
DLR DIGITAL REALTY TRUST$1M$493,416
CBRE CBRE GROUP$838,662$370,154
ARE ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES$521,193$314,474

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against VNQ

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VNQ on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-9bp on fee · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-9bp on fee · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-8bp on fee · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-8bp on fee · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-8bp on fee · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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